The lawsuits allege that the companies purposely classify their drivers as independent contractors to avoid obligations to pay employee benefits, including unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation and a minimum wage.

Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, told the port’s five-member harbor commission in the letter that the proposed Pier B Rail yard project is vital to keeping the Port of Long Beach competitive.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Deputy Administrator Daniel Elwell will serve as acting administrator, following the end of Administrator Michael Huerta’s term.

Jim Johnston, who served as president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association since 1974, died Monday after a year-long battle with lung cancer.

The diversified mutual marine insurance company said in a report that containerships have a significantly higher claims frequency due to the larger number of installed engines on these vessels.

The the owner of AK Scientific, Inc. had been charged with conspiracy, smuggling and violations of the Hazard Materials Transportation Act and the Toxic Substance Control Act.

The State Department has added Abukar Ali Adan, Muhammad al-Ghazali and Wanas al-Faqih to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

The port operator invested more than $1 billion in capital expenditures in 2017 through acquisitions, operational expansion and facility development.

The new FedEx Shanghai International Express and Cargo Hub can process up to 36,000 packages and documents per hour.

Investing in analytics can be useless, or even harmful, if employees do not have a simple way to incorporate data into their day-to-day decision-making, according to Chris Lee, chief commercial officer at Logistical Labs.